199. Trying To Invite Him

Izumi, Kisame, and Rori appeared 800 meters away from the previous location.

Izumi sensed Itachi's aura, so he called him out. Itachi showed up after a second.

"Itachi-san, are you okay?" Kisame was surprised that Itachi was still alright since Kisame was sure Izumi blasted him off with such a strong hurricane.

"At least, I'm better than you, Kisame." Itachi replied shortly.

"What's the meaning of this?" Kisame looked at Izumi and Rori.

Izumi said,

"Let's change the location. We're still in the vicinity of the town."

"But, Kisame is in bad condition. We can't go right away." Itachi glanced at Izumi while saying that.

"No need to worry! I have my way."

Itachi looked at Izumi for a moment, then…

"By the way, you're not closing your eyes anymore?" Itachi wondered if Izumi was too brave or plain stupid. It was so clear that Itachi could perform his Tsukuyomi when the other people saw his Sharingan even in a split second. It was too absurd that Izumi believed Itachi who was supposed to be his enemy.

"Nah. Once you pull me to your illusion, the girl behind me will cast a curse at you. It's impossible if you want to dispel her curse since you have no strength to do so." Izumi pointed to Rori.

Naturally, Itachi took a glance at Rori. He didn't think that someone still dared to use a curse.

"A curse? Jujutsu? That thing should have been banned in this world by those five great shinobi countries."

Izumi shrugged his shoulders.

"We are free and unfettered people. There is no way such rules can shackle us all. After all, rules are made to be broken. Anyway, let's stop the chit-chat. I'll bring you somewhere."

Izumi asked Rori to grab his shoulder, and he also told Itachi to do so while Itachi grabbed Kisame who was still lying on the ground.

Then, he formed a hand seal before disappearing.

— — — —

Izumi teleported to the island along with Rori, Itachi, and Kisame. As soon as he showed up, the Shikigamis he summoned immediately rushed and greeted him respectfully.

The place he teleported was none other than the landmark in the shinobi world, the base that should be called Kaiyougakure village, or hidden ocean village.

Izumi gaped. Teleporting another 3 people at once using Hiraishin no Jutsu took a toll on his spiritual energy as he expected. After Izumi stabilized his breath, he waved his hand.

"Hime-chan. Come here and help this person."

Izumi called Kingyo-hime to heal Kisame. Kingyo-hime wasn't as strong as Momo in healing, she was still a top-tier SR class that could help a team in attack and support.

When Kingyo-hime saw Kisame's appearance, she was stunned.

"Ah, it's a stinky Arakawa!" She cried out, then stepped back.

When she mentioned Arakawa, Kisame was confused. He never met the little girl in front of him.

Meanwhile, the other Shikigamis glanced at Kisame curiously. Indeed, Kisame's appearance had a resemblance to Lord Arakawa. The same gills under both eyes, skin color, and pointed ears, and except for his hair and cloak, Kisame characteristics were no different than Lord Arakawa's.

Realizing that Kisame was lying on the ground, Kingyo-hime approached him and pointed her finger at Kisame.

"Hahaha. You stinky Arakawa. It's time for me to slap you, then I will be the strongest in the ocean since you are helpless in front of this princess!"

Izumi couldn't help but cover his own face. He didn't think that Kingyo-hime would act like a scoundrel. He immediately lifted her collar before she could slap Kisame.

"Hime-chan! I didn't summon lord Arakawa, you know! And he is not the lord Arakawa you think of."

"Eh, eh."

She immediately looked around. And all of the Shikigamis nodded to confirm. Kingyo-hime felt sorry for what she did.

Meanwhile, Itachi and Kisame were speechless by the appearances of the Shikigamis. At that moment, they heard Izumi explain to them,

"They're mythical spirits I summoned. I materialized them through a certain means."

"So, they're not humans, huh? No wonder."

Itachi realized that after he looked at Kappa, Inugami, Yamausagi, and Kubinashi. Ootengu's pair of wings also intrigued him as well. But, he never thought that they were spirits Izumi had summoned.

Realizing Kisame wasn't Lord Arakawa, Kingyo-hime immediately apologized and performed her healing.

She summoned a fish, then began to dance while flapping her fan. Not long after, Kisame's body healed magically. Although not fully healed, Kisame could get up already.

Izumi ordered his Shikigamis to prepare some food for his guests.

And then, Itachi asked Izumi.

"I want to know, who is that guy who claimed himself as Uchiha Madara?"

"So straightforward, huh? So you know that he's the fake one?"

"Naturally. It is absolutely impossible if he is Uchiha Madara since he is too old to begin with. And from his ability and body posture, I'm certain that he's a faker." Itachi explained why he didn't believe the one-eyed Sharingan.

Kisame frowned. Although he didn't know his real identity, Kisame knew that the one-eyed Sharingan wasn't Uchiha Madara since he had seen his face once. But, he didn't think that Itachi wanted to know who that person was.

"Hmmm, he should be Kakashi's friend. That guy was a good kid at that time. He even gave one of his eyes to Kakashi when he was on the brink of death after being flattened by a huge boulder. Miraculously, Uchiha Madara saved him before his death."

"W-what?"

Not just Itachi, even Kisame couldn't believe it. The story was too absurd. It was as if Izumi witnessed that story. But, there was no way it would be possible.

"Pain. His eyes are clearly Rinnegan. You know those as well, right? Do you think I'm just bluffing? You can ask me anything about Akatsuki! Then, I'll answer them."

Kisame tried to ask about how Kisame decided to join Akatsuki.

Then…

"You chose to kill the Cypher Division members to keep their intel from being leaked out. However, you found out that your superior, Fuguki, was actually selling information to other ninja villages. It caused you to develop guilt by killing all your comrades. Then, you choose to kill Fuguki and take the Samehada. You came to realize that this world was filled with lies. So, when the one-eyed Sharingan approached you, then explained the project called Tsuki no Me, with the notion of the "world of truth", you were enticed and decided to join Akatsuki." Izumi explained.

Kisame was dumbfounded. Everyone knew that Kisame became a missing ninja after he killed his superior. And someone even said that Kisame plotted to overthrow the government and was involved in an assassination attempt on the country's feudal lord. But, no one knew the details of how he met the one-eyed Sharingan.

Kisame was terrified of Izumi since Izumi seemed able to look at a person's past or future.

"Tsuki no Me. Hahaha."

Izumi burst out laughing when he recalled the Tsuki no Me plan. All members of Akatsuki were deceived by Obito, Obito was deceived by Madara, and Madara was deceived by Zetsu. How could he not laugh after knowing all of those?

Kisame narrowed his eyes. Izumi's laughter already indicated that he knew what was behind the Tsuki no Me plan. But, it seemed the Tsuki no Me plan wasn't as wonderful as he imagined.

"You seem to know that plan. Care to explain, why are you amused by the Tsuki no Me plan?" Kisame asked.

"Do you really want to know? What will you do if you know the truth? Will you still carry out the plan even if the result is the opposite of your expectations?" Izumi laid his back on the tree while asking.

"Opposite? Either your or that person's words can be true or false. And that person's words seemed plausible." Kisame sneered. But, Itachi refuted this.

"I don't think that's the case, Kisame."

"Itachi-san, you're defending him instead?"

"Not really. I don't know why… That person can't be trusted at all. Of course, that person wants world peace. But, not with the inhumane act he did. On the other hand, this guy saw the flaws in my original plan. That was enough for me to trust him." Itachi replied.

Izumi smiled at Itachi's words. That way, it would be easier for him to explain.

"I can tell you everything. And if the results disappoint you by not being what you expected, you should join me. If you refuse, I will take you both as prisoners."

Kisame and Itachi looked at each other. Kisame's expression was grim.

"Join you? Are you a part of a certain organization?"

"Not exactly. But, you can say so."

Kisame clenched his teeth. It was as if he was told to betray Akatsuki.

But, Itachi still looked calm while replying.

"I'm fine with it."

"Itachi-san!"

"I lived my life tormented in guilt. I just hope that Sasuke can grow strong, and I will give him a parting gift before my life ends."

Before Kisame could reply, Izumi added.

"If you join me, you will also know the reason why I know everything about this world, your past, and Akatsuki."

Kisame immediately thought. "Is there really such a miraculous thing?" But then, he looked at Izumi's Shikigamis. Although they had similarities with humans, they certainly were not. And it could be said that they were monsters that took human forms.

Even though he had doubts, what Izumi showed were definitely irregularities. It was unnatural by the standards of the shinobi world.

"Fine, I'll agree. But you need to tell the truth about Tsuki no Me!"

"Alright." Then, Izumi sat down on the ground. He began to tell the truth.